Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Philippine counterpart President Rodrigo Duterte Thursday. The two heads of state witnessed the signing of 13 Sino-Philippine cooperation agreements, covering tourism, fruit exports, infrastructure construction and defensive security consultations. Bilateral ties have turned a new page, Global Time writes in an editorial piece. The maritime disputes appear to […]
Read MoreMOSUL, Iraq, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) — Commanders of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group are fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul amid the all-out offensive of Iraqi forces, local media said Wednesday. Mosul, some 400 km north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, was where top IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared his “caliphate” two […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Oct. 20 (NsNewsWire) — China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday welcomed a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel report which ruled the United States violated WTO rules in 13 anti-dumping measures imposed on imports from China. The WTO panel supported China’s main claims in the report unveiled Wednesday, ruling the United States violated WTO rules […]
Read MoreLAS VEGAS, the United States, Oct. 20 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s controversial statement that he may not concede the election results if he loses will not help him gain ground as the clock ticks toward the November election, experts said. “I’ll tell you at the time,” Trump said in response to […]
Read MoreDAMASCUS, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) — Syrian military helicopters dropped hundreds of thousands of leaflets over rebel-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo on Thursday, detailing exit routes for civilians and rebels to leave, a military source told Xinhua. The maps highlight six routes for civilians who want to leave the rebel-held areas in eastern […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI (AP) — In the three months since a band of youths tortured and killed 20 hostages in a Dhaka restaurant, Bangladeshi intelligence officials say they’re rooting out radicals and restoring security to the streets. Their evidence? Police raids that have killed about 40 suspected Islamist militants; hundreds of suspects detained in police dragnets; […]
Read More(Dhaka – 19 October 2016) – The Grameenphone Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Petter-B. Furberg (49) as the company’s interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from 1 November 2016. In his new role, Furberg will also serve as member of Telenor Group’s Executive Management Team. Furberg is the Senior Vice President Telenor Digital […]
Read MoreBangladeshi police said on Tuesday they had identified three people as the main providers of finance for an attack on a cafe in which 22 people were killed, mostly foreigners, and said one had left for Syria to join Islamic State, reports reuters. The July attack in Dhaka’s diplomatic quarter was claimed by the jihadist […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 18 (NsNewsWire) — On Saturday, 22 October, 2016 students (minimum 18 years of age) who are enrolled in full-time degree programmes in colleges/universities can deposit Tourist visa applications on a walk-in basis without an e-token or a prior online appointment date from 0900 hours to 1300 hours at the Indian Visa Application Centre […]
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